(1499) By Michelangelo Buonarroti in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome

We discovered our striking estate-sized garden reproduction just outside the church of Santa Croce, Michelangelo's final resting place in Florence. One of the things that has amazed us about Michelangelo's breathtaking Pieta is that his vision began with a rough block of marble hauled out of the quarries at Carrara, Italy. Our replica is cast in weather-resistant quality designer resin for outdoor garden use.

This product is quite detailed and delicate for any design
I keep it on my mantle in the dining room and my guest just love it. Christmas to me is the birth of our salvation and the pieta is the finalization of our salvation, so I use it under a tapestry of the Nativity or Three Kings. My guest take photos of the dining room before dinner and post them on their Facebook pages so Toscano enjoy the free advertising. :)
January 4, 2015

Elegant and beautiful
I have this in my living room with a spotlight facing it and it looks like it came from a museum in Rome!
January 16, 2014

Not the color I was expecting
The statue was close to what I expected. Mary was beautiful. However, the face on Jesus was a little disappointing.. And the color was alabaster white. I was expecting a more subdued grey/natural shadowing as pictured. We're hoping it darkens a little as it weathers.
January 9, 2012

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1475-1564

In the arts of painting, sculpture and architecture the Tuscans have always been among the best, and Florence was the city in Italy most worthy to be the birthplace of such a citizen to crown her perfections. Thus in 1474 the true and noble wife of Ludovico di Lionardo Buonarotti Simone, said to be of the ancient and noble family of the Counts of Canossa, gave birth to a son in the Casentino, under a lucky star. The son was born on Sunday, 6 March, at eight in the evening, and was called Michelangelo.

Michelangelo, was placed with Maestro Francesco da Urbino to school. But the boy devoted all the time he could to drawing secretly, for which his father and seniors scolded and sometimes beat him.

About this time Michelangelo made friends with Francesco Granacci, who though quite young had placed himself with Domenico del Grillandaio to learn painting. Granacci perceiyed Michelangelo's aptitude for design, and supplied him daily with drawings of Grillandaio, then reputed to be one of the best masters not only in Florence but throughout Italy. Michelangelo's desire to achieve thus increased daily, and Ludovicoy perceiving that he could not prevent the boy from studying design, resolved to derive some profit from it, and by the advice of friends put him with Domenico Grillandaio that he might learn the profession. At that time Michelangelo was fourteen years old. The author of his Life, written after 1550 when I first published this work, has stated that some through not knowing him have omitted things worthy of note and stated others that are not true, and in particular he taxes Domenico with envy, saying that he never assisted Michelangelo. This is clearly false, as may be seen by a writing in the hand of Ludovico written in the books - more info

This item is crafted of durable resin and may be displayed outdoors with the following care:

Painted items will benefit from a coat of clear acrylic spray paint to slow fading from sun exposure.